champión

See also: champion and Champion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English champion. Doublet of campeón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃamˈpjon/ [t͡ʃãmˈpjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: cham‧pión

Adjective

champión (feminine championa, masculine plural championes, feminine plural championas)

1. (New Mexico) outstanding

Noun

champión m (plural championes)

1. (Paraguay, Uruguay) trainer, running shoes
   • 2017, Andrea di Candia, Cadena de frío, page 33:

     Se seca el pie con una toalla y se calza medias y championes.

     She dries her foot with a towel and puts on socks and running shoes.

References

• Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎^[1], Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• “champión” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.